The Kerala High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the validity of a statutory provision related to a user fee. The petitioners, Unnikrishnan and Manoj K., residents of Balussery, Kozhikode, argued against the imposition of the user fee. However, the court held that individuals affected by the user fee can challenge its…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, to take down the page carrying information about the ongoing defamation suit filed by Asian News International (ANI) against the online platform. The Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed Wikipedia to comply with the order within 36…
The Kerala High Court, comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu, disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by residents of Ayiroor Village in Varkala, regarding the construction of a flyover at Parippally Junction in Kollam District. The petitioners, Sivajith S. and Sindhu, sought directions for constructing five spans below the flyover…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has denied a woman’s request to revoke her husband’s bail, who is accused of raping their underage daughter. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Cancellation Application filed by a minor girl through her mother. The bail cancellation…
Supreme Court directs Maharashtra to file counter against Zakir Naik’s plea seeking clubbing of FIRs The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the State of Maharashtra to file a counter affidavit against the maintainability of a writ petition filed by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik seeking the clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in Maharashtra and…
The Allahabad High Court while rejecting the bail application of a man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl, said that a small innocent child, who does not understand the meaning of rape, has been targeted in the crime. A Single Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail…
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the detention of over 2000 people and seeking directions to bring into force amendments to Article 22 of the Constitution. The PIL, filed by senior advocate Syed Tassadque Hussain, argued that the detainees’ rights were violated. However, the Division Bench of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details from the State of West Bengal regarding the qualification, deployment and remuneration of civic volunteers involved in the state’s institutions, including hospitals. The Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra passed the directions while hearing the suo motu case tel in the…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the discharge of sewage into a storm-water drain (SWD) attached to Vakil Marina, a housing society in Kodichikkanahalli near Madiwala lake in Bangalore. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 18.09.2024. As per the news item, responding to…
The Allahabad High Court has directed a woman to pay at least 25% of the current outstanding medical expenses of her hospitalised mother. A Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery passed this order while hearing an application under section 482 filed by Sangeeta Kumari. The Court has passed following order on 14.08.2024 :- “Prem…